Lyrics

Scarred and Steady

[Verse 1]

Mirrors have a way of telling lies
Reflecting back the hollow of my eyes
I've seen the man I was, and the one I've become
Beating like a rhythm on a broken drum
I can feel a rumble of my silent rage
Like a black train rolling down a hot steel gauge.

[Chorus]

Yeah, let the gavel drop and the hammer fall
Backed up against a jagged wall
I've done what it takes, but I lost what was right
Scarred and steady... and I'm still here to fight.

[Verse 2]

I'm staring at the blood on a heavy hand
Wondering if the prize was worth the cost
It's hard to draw a line in the shifting sand
Between the man I saved and the one I lost
There ain't enough water in the well to wash it clean
But I can live with the reflection of my face today
With a hollow echo of a closing door
I've come to terms with the vicious price I paid.

[Bridge]

Stared down my demons, now they wait on me
Pacing just below the surface, trying to break free
I burned down the mission and built a refuge instead
Stoking the fire just to keep the monster fed
They can throw their stones and they can cast their light
But they've never had to dance with the ghost of what is right!

[Final Chorus]

Yeah, let the gavel drop and the hammer fall
Backed up against a jagged wall
I've done what it takes, but I lost what was right
Scarred and steady... and I'm still here to fight.

[Outro]

Scarred and steady...
Crawling from the wreckage.
Scarred and steady...
Rising from the flames.
Never be the same.
Never be the same.
Never the same.